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Press Release: WGU Named "Military Friendly"

SALT LAKE CITY -- Western Governors University ( www.wgu.edu ) has
been selected as one of the Top 20 Military Friendly Colleges and Universities for
2008 by Military Advanced Education Magazine. This honor recognizes WGU's commitment
to access and diversity of educational opportunities for both service members and
their families.

Many active-duty military and spouses find WGU's flexible degree programs a perfect
fit with their sometimes tumultuous lives. With WGU's programs, spouses don't need
to delay earning their degrees because of the extra family responsibilities they
take on when a spouse is deployed, and, because there isn't a residency requirement,
they can complete their degrees from remote locations.

Many spouses have an interest in the WGU Teachers College,
and during the past year, WGU has awarded 103 Spouses to Teachers Supplemental Scholarships worth $1,500 each. WGU also
created a broader WGU Spouses
to Graduates Scholarship worth $1,500 that can be used for all the other
non-teaching degrees. WGU continues its scholarships for spouses even though the
Department of Defense has suspended its own Spouses to Teachers program.

WGU is among the most active schools participating in the Troops to Teachers program
offering a WGU Troops to Teachers supplemental scholarship valued up to $1,500.
WGU has awarded this scholarship to 51 new students.

WGU's online degree programs focus on the needs of adult learners by providing flexible,
technology-based instruction. WGU's competency-based education approach makes it
possible for students to complete the requirements for their degrees at a quicker
pace and accelerate their programs based on their prior experience, academic background,
and time commitment to study. WGU was also named as one of the Top 30 Military Friendly
Schools by Military Advanced Education Magazine in 2007.